Designing Women

Designing Women
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Starring	Delta Burke (Seasons 1–5) Dixie Carter Annie Potts Jean Smart (Seasons 1–5) Meshach Taylor (Seasons 3–7; recurring previously) Julia Duffy (Season 6) Jan Hooks (Seasons 6–7) Judith Ivey (Season 7)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	163 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 30 minutes (with commercials)
Production company(s)	Bloodworth-Thomason Mozark Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 29, 1986 – May 24, 1993
Status	Ended
Chronology
Followed by	Women of the House

Designing Women was an American television sitcom. It starred Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart and Dixie Carter. It was broadcast from September 1986 to May 1993 on CBS. This series was about the working and personal lives of four southern women.

Nielsen ratings

Season	Ratings Rank	Households
1986–1987	No. 31	14,071,400
1987–1988	No. 33	13,874,760
1988–1989	No. 33	13,541,920
1989–1990	# 23	14,091,300
1990–1991	# 11	15,361,500
1991–1992	# 6	15,933,300
1992–1993	No. 52	9,552,060

DVD releases

Shout! Factory has released all seven seasons of Designing Women on DVD in Region 1.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date
The Complete First Season	22	May 26, 2009
The Complete Second Season	22	August 11, 2009
The Complete Third Season	22	March 2, 2010
The Complete Fourth Season	29	September 14, 2010
The Complete Fifth Season	24	December 6, 2011
The Complete Sixth Season	23	April 3, 2012
The Final Season	22	July 17, 2012

Other websites

• Designing Women at the Internet Movie Database
• Designing Women at TV.com
• Designing Women Online
• http://www.tvacres.com/homes_designing.htm